Hay-carrier.



No. 777,465. I PATENTED DEC. 18, 190 1. F. M. YBNTZER.

HAY CARRIER.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB.18.1904.

N0 MODEL. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

N0 MODEL PATBNTED DEC. 13, 1904. P, M. YENTZER.

HAY CARRIER.

APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 18, 1904.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PATENTED DEC. 13, 1904.

F. M. YENTZER.

HAY CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18. 1904.

a sE E -SHEBT 3.

N0. 777,465. Patented December 13,1904.

IIrrn SrATEs FRANCIS M. YENTZER, OF OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO J. E. PORTITER COMPANY, OF OTTA'WA, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION.

HAY UARHIER SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 777,465, dated December 13, 1904:. Application filed February 18, 1904 Serial No. 194,183- (No model.)

T Mill/Om it Z/ CW'LOW'YI/I turning by providing the car with vertical Be itknown that I, FRANCIS M. YnNTznR, a ways in which the drop-lock frame may fit citizen ofthe United States,residing inOttawa, loosely. These ways are formed by the inte-- in the county of Lasalle and State of Illinois, rior ribs 20, cast upon the sides of the car. 5 have invented a new and useful Improvement The frame is provided with the usual inward in Hay-Carriers, of which the following is a projections at the top of each of its limbs, specification. (shown at 21,) adapted to engage and ride upon This invention relates to the construction of the inclines of the releasing track-stop. In hay-carriers and is an improvement upon prethe bottom of the U-shaped frame is a circular I vious constructions. opening in which the pivot-stud 22, attached In my improved carrier the rope-pulley to a swiveling block or frame 23, is entered frameisswiveledto thesupporting parts ofthe and upset. In this manner the block is carrier and is permitted to turn horizontally to supported from the frame 18 with freedom, any angle desired, and the drop-lock, as it however, to turn with the frame 14, and said 5 is called, is made in two parts, the upper part frame is recessed to [it said block, so that the being adapted to engage the inclines of the latter cannot turn imlependently. The block 5 releasing-stop upon the track and the lower or frame 23 is preferably hollow in order to portion being swiveled to the upper portion save weight, and it may be and preferably is and acting to engage the grappling-clogs by square or other angular shape adapted to en- 20 which the fork-hook is supported. ter between the grappling-dogs and to hold 1 The details of the invention are fully exthem in their acting positions, theblockhav- 7 plained in the description given below and ing similar opposite sides adapted to be preillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in sented to the dogs. The gramaling-dogs rewhichferred to are shown at 2 1. They are pivoted 25 Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention. to the frame 141, as at 25, and are provided Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof. Fig. 3 is a seewith shoulders 26 at their upper ends adapted. tion on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a secto engage the swiveling block or frame 23. tion on the line 4 1 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a see- They are also provided with surfaces 27, adapttion similar to Fig. 4, showing the parts in ed to set under and supportsaid block or frame 3 different positions. Fig. (Sis aseetion on line when they are in their open positions. At

6 6 of Fig; 2. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the the lower ends they are provided with points drop-lock. or hooks 29, adapted to enter the openings in In said drawings, 10 represents the track, sides of the fork-hook 30. The dogs are and 11 the releasing block or stop attached to further provided with inwardly extending 3 5 the track. tongues 31, which are joined together by a pin The car of the carrier is shown at 12 and is 32, secured in one of them and entering a slot 5 supported upon wheels 13, running on the side 33 in the other of them. These tongues are flanges of the track. The rope-pulley frame in the path of the fork-pulley when itis raised is shown at 14; and is supported from the car into the frame 14-, and the pulley then shifts 4 by the engagement of its centrally-located the grappling-dogs from the position of Fig.

outstanding circular rim 15 with the groove 5 to that of Fig. 1. In the latter position the 9 16 in the circular depending portion 17 of the block 23 has dropped by gravity between the car. This swiveling attachment is adapted to top shoulders of the dogs and the points of permit the frame lt to swing entirely around the dogs have engaged the fork-pulley frame.

45 horizontally or to make any portion of a turn The two halves of the frame 1 1 are provided desired or necessary when loading or unloadwith stops at 36, adapted to limit the entering ing. The upper part of the drop-lock is shown movement of the frame of the hook-sheave. at 18 and forms a U-shaped frame with the 1 claimopening at the top. It is confined against The combination in ahay-carrier, of a car,

arope-pulley frame sWiveled to the car, a forkloosely fitted in a similarly-shaped recess of pulley frame, grappling devices for engaging the rope-pulley frame and turning With the the fork-pulley frame, a drop-look to be lifted same.

by the releasing-stop upon the track and an FRANCIS M. YENTZER. 5 angular block swiveled to the drop-look and Witnesses:

serving to hold the grappling devices in their B. S. J ORDAN,

acting positions, said swiveled block being WV. H. MANNING. 

